delicately

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/ˈdɛlɪkətli/

Definition of delicately

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

In a delicate manner; exquisitely.

“The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.”
“The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.”

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adv

In a delicate manner; exquisitely.

“The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.”
“The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.”
Tactfully.

“He approached the main subject delicately.”

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From delicate + -ly.

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